My Stitch Tease bee is moving at a slow pace and that was my intention when I formed this bee. With only 8 people in the bee it has a pretty relaxed schedule. One of the perks of being the mama in this bee is that I have received some cute little gifts along with the blocks that the members are sending to me for Annabella's {Life's Rich Pattern} quilt. [Annabella, you are going to have the most beautiful quilt] Hadley {Flying Blind on a Rocket Cycle} sent Annabella's block this week and this cute little envelope was inside. Look at that sticker Hadley had made. I should have realized what was inside just by the sticker.

She made me this cute little pin, in Zakka style. So now when I wear it I will feel like, just maybe, I am a little closer in spirit to my bee mates across the ocean. Thanks, Hadley!

Tomatoes and peppers are plentiful in the garden, so I made 7 more jars of salsa this week.

I am probably one of the messiest cooks in the kitchen when I am busy making something. Now I know where Evan, my son, gets it from. The only advantage he has is he doesn't have to clean up after himself at the restaurant.

I am busy working on lots of projects that I hope to show you soon. Everything is in different stages of completion, so hopefully next week I will have something to share.

We went to see the new Meryl Streep movie. Now if you follow this blog you know I am a huge Meryl fan. This one was hard to watch because it was so raw, but in the end Meryl does not disappoint and Tommy Lee Jones was perfectly cast. It makes you think and that's what I like in a movie. It's a movie for grown-ups, not some young teenage vampire theme.

I have been wondering about that movie. It looks really great. And I, too, make a huge mess in the kitchen always! I think it's because I don't like making things that are "instant" by any means. p.s. I'm super jealous of your new stack!